Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-22
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CHICAGO, ILL. Feb 2I.-A weak ard heavy
feeling psrvaded The wheat market during
most of the session. and pic ruled liver
Report of the visible 3 pply shows a decrease
of .440, 600 bushels but ev this failed to stay
the downward tendency Speculative offerings
were liberal, and there was very little demand
even rom shorts" Export eNri gs tron
three ports Saturday amounted TO 100000 b sh-
els 1he market opened &C lower at ~ &C,
held ste id for q short time, fell of to IS &C,
rallied trife and clos at 7S2ac. Gable serv-
Ices were discouraging to holders, The feeling
was STEADY here at the close, due to a report
that LOO 600 bushels had been taken for export.
The tone of the earn market was also weak.
prices declining IA - and closing at inside
figures. The visible supply showed de-
crease of 30 900, and hearings from seaboard
ere large, aggregating 3I2,OOO bushels. The
influence eXerted by Whea was .uch as 10
make quite a heavy corn ma BET. The receipts
were moderate and the shipping demands fair
for lower grades. There was a very heavy
Il ade in provisions, and the highest prices yet
scored were reached. The starting price for
May delivery was Sl4 O9, or an advance of Il C
per barrel over Saturdays closing figures, and
then advanced TO SIS 10, closing at outside hg-
ures. The receipts of hogs were small er than
usual, and tne quality very poor "Shorts''
were anXi us to cover, and there was larGeI
number of outside orders on the market than
usual. ard was hrm, closing DC per 100 pounds
hisher than on Saturday. Snort ribs lOc higher
There Will be 10 session board tomorrow. The
visible supply of grain on February 49,
as compiled by the Secretary OF the
lows: Wheat 5-,ssOOOO bu-hels; decrease
10000 bushels; corn 1870 COO bushels, de-
crease 255,0W bushels, oats $4,000 bushels
decrease % 900 bushels: rye $1,000 bushe S. IN
crerse 10000 bushels; barley 2,CS5 OOJ bushels
dec ease 1900 bushels. The lleaOing fatu es
closed as follows: Wheat, No. ,, February 73c
NJ rch 7'c; May 7S35c; June SO55c. Corn, No 2
February 337lo; Mnrch $3.50; Ju"e 39!,c
Pork-February Sl4 92h; March Sl4 921l; May
SI5 10; June So ~. Lard-F ebruary 81 .2Is
March 81 ia; MAY 81 27a; June 81 90. Cash
quotations were as follows: Flour dull and
unchanged. No. red wheat 771sc torn-No
?, 1885, aisle Mess pork Sl4 9?1f Lard s. l2is
short ribs, sides, loose, 81 6OGI 60 Dry salteC
shoulders, boxed, So S0G6 90 Short clear sides
boxed, IS 05GS 10. Whisky 81 is.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb q. - Flour-Dun bu
steady and unchar ged. Wheat active, bu
weak ard lower, clio sing AGlbc under Satur
day s latest figures; No. ed cash II4aGIEsc
March Ike nominal: MAY 1873 sO'sc, closing
at soc bid; June SO3s o sic. closing at sO'sc
Corn duh weak and &c lower; No 2miXed cast
80 033!ic; March $3.50 bid; April "a sc; May
80 ! G357sc, closing at 35'Ic. Oats ouli Out hrn
at Saturdays figures No mixed cash e1Isc
March 271sc asked; May IS d. Corn mea
steady at 81 co. Whisky firm at 81 10
Wool quiet; medium 2lG &c; coars;
braid l6a2lc; low sandy lSd l9c; tint
active very strong and high'r. PORK so 90
Lard S. 9Od6 95 BulK meats-LOOsc lots, lons
clear 81 90; short ribs 81 20: short clear s. %
boxed lois Long clear - IS; short RIB 81 o1ia
short clear IS I215 Bacon Long clear SSGS II
snort Iibs $S.l215GS p: short cle,r S BIZ
Hams firm at Sl1 0Gl2 90. Afternoon board
Wheat easy and Is a &C lower. Corn, "a a AZ
easier. Oats sc lower.
NEW YORK Feb p Flour heavy. Wheat
Cash j a &c lower with mo ierate stir TO trad
ing IN good part export; options opened
heavy and soon broke i,Glc. but later ruled
Stronger and closed with reacti II of I. "a &C
No = red sg9d90i4c; elevator, February nom
inal; March s9il Gs9isc, closed at ss'ac; Apri
9Oi. a 90ssc, cl SEQ 500; May 9O-5d9lh clo=eC
9li.c; June 81 sGg2%c, closed 9lAc. { m
spot ,tG!sc and ,ptions, "a sc lower, losing
firm; No , Az. a 49, elevator, February nom
inal March II l5-l6G4Sc, closed 4Sc
April 49, G4sl.c, closed IS &C; Nav ASH 64st.c
closed 4SlSc; June IS Ill G4gc, cl!sed 81 4S>5c
Coffee fair; Rio quiet and firm at li5sc; options
moderately sctiye and closing barely steady
sales 10 500 bags; February $l2 Goa l. 50: March
April, Nav, June and July ST. 5OGl2 So; Au
gust So 50d . 60; september, October and De
cember So s5dl2 80. Sugar, Gull; r. inec
steady. Molasses, dull, nominal Rice steady
Pork qu ct but stron ger old ness sl4 259 Il so
new do. SIS y. Cut meats, firm. Lard, higher
and oderately active; spot 81 27ls; March
81 2Sd %; april 81 % al &c; May 81 IA I AZ.